Deathlok - Flexible, posable, well-articulated. The gun is a little difficult to keep out of the way, but otherwise nicely done, and looks good.
Dr. Doom (FF Box Set) - The cape is a bit ill-fitting, and conceals the face when the mask is on. A little stiff but decently articulated. Good toy overall.
Franklin Richards (FF Box Set) - Very little articulation--the neck and waist turn, and the arms and legs are movable only at the shoulder and hip. However, he is a kid, which my kids like and which makes up for his relative stiffness.
Human Torch (FF Box Set) - Not as articulated as some of the other figures in the set, the neck has no back-and-forth motion at all and the legs are permanently slightly spread. The chest is loose to the point where if you arch the back you see the workings of the toy, so this is potentially a point where it will break easily. Otherwise decent, and I quite like the black-lines-on-red flame effect (just like they drew him in the comics when I was a kid!).
Iceman - Very cool design, I like the frosty blue skin. Nicely articulated in general, posable and flexible, a little stiff at the hip. I'm wondering if they used the same body as on the Vision. Nice toy.
Invisible Girl (FF Box Set) - A nice, solid figure, flexible and well articulated. The neck is unattractive (this seems to be a problem when the neckarea is light-colored rather than dark, as the joint is more visible against a light background). The hair is wrong, a light brown rather than Sue's usual bright blonde (Johnny and Franklin also have this). Good toy.
Mr. Fantastic (FF Box Set) - Nicely articulated, flexible and posable. Wearing a cloth lab coat, which comes off (thank goodness!). The face has about the doofiest expression I've yet seen on one of these things, and he has apparently been at the Grecian Formula, because he lacks any grey whatsoever! (Mr. Fantastic has always had greying temples, hasn't he? I read FF when I was quite young, and I'm pretty sure he always had them.)
Mystique - Good-looking toy, flexible, posable. Rather more petite than I'd have thought Mystique to be (seems to have some of the same body as the Scarlet Witch) but still quite nice. The hair, though--shouldn't it be red? Here it's barely auburn.
Nick Fury - Posable, flexible, good design. The neck and waist could be better but it doesn't affect playability at all. And his gun has a holster, so will be less likely to be lost! My main gripe: Nick has also been borrowing Reed Richard's stash of hair dye, because he has lost all his grey.
Omega Red - Looks good. Not as flexible as some, but posable. His...coils? Whatever you call them, they come off easily.
Phoenix - Beautiful--posable, flexible, nicely articulated, a great toy. And looks wonderful. A bit loose at the chest joint but otherwise perfect.
Storm - Very nicely done, flexible and posable. The cape looks a bit fragile for anything other than gentle play and I expect it will come off eventually. No other complaints.
Submariner - Really good-looking figure, even the face is right, which you can't count on. The waist could be more articulated but that's a minor quibble. Overall very good.
The Thing (FF Box Set) - Very loose at the chest joint (same as the Human Torch); there is unattractive gapping there, as well as at the shoulder joints. Acceptable articulation.
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